1、必修 Unit11 The Media高考对接题.完形填空Sometimes,when I look at the pile of school books and my reflection(影像)in the mirror,I sigh.No,its not because of unhappiness,just the realization that everythings going so1.It seemed like yesterday.I was still a little girl in 7th Grade.But being a freshman looks2enough
2、 to touch,if I reach out my hand.I can almost feel the responsibilities,the burdens of growing up,pressing against my shoulders.Yes,Im still a3in many ways.I do not want to grow up and actually Im fighting against it.But I know it is a losing 4.And as I have realized that I come to the5where I have
3、to6what I want to do with my life.What I never told anyone was that I want the7life:I want to go to the university only tenminutes walk away,to be 8my family and friends,to get a job in this city.I want to live with my parents (I cant remember the last time I called them mommy and daddy) and be a li
4、ttle girl9.You see,being ordinary is all very10.I like being ordinary most times,but I like being exceptional(杰出的)more.What I do not want is to become one of those people whose11have been washed away by time.I do not want to be someone who lives every day12about the next days salary,someone whose hi
5、ghlight is to have a good table for poker(扑克),someone who can say13when a child asks for a life story.As boring as life stories are,isnt it14to have nothing to tell?This is my life story15,and I hope I have more to tell in the future.1.A.fastB.strangeC.difficult D.wrong解析:从下文的It seemed like yesterda
6、y可知作者感觉时光如梭,过得飞快。答案:A2.A.wonderful B.likely C.soon D.close解析:从本句可知,伸手可及的地方当然是“近”了。答案:D3.A.pupil B.loser C.child D.fighter解析:从下一句可知自己还小。答案:C4.A.battle B.dream C.goal D.wonderland解析:众所周知人长大是自然规律,因此和这一规律抗争,自然就是打不赢的战斗。答案:A5.A.conclusion B.point C.place D.limit解析:从行文来看,表明我已经意识到我已到了必须决定如何过好这一生的境地了。答案:B6.A
7、.think B .decide C.know D.tell解析:从下一段可知这里是“做出决定”的意思。答案:B7.A.ordinary B.comfortable C.easy D.great解析:整个一段描述的都是作者对生活的看法只要普普通通的生活。答案:A8.A.around B.near C.beside D.for解析:上文说想上离家步行仅需10分钟路的大学,下文说要在本市找一份工作,可以推知是该空应该是距家人和朋友很近。答案:B9.A.then B.instead C.forever D.otherwise解析:不想离开自己的父母,那就只好“永远”做小孩子了。答案:C10.A.we
8、ll B.simple C.right D.natural解析:下文中的I like being ordinary most times可知这里是说普普通通地生活不错。答案:A11.A.stories B.dreams C.interests D.news解析:人的理想随着时间的推移渐渐地消失了,我却不想如此平凡,照应了上面的话。答案:B12.A.worrying B.caring C.setting D.complaining解析:挣钱养家糊口正是普通人的生活。答案:A13.A.no B.nothing C.something D.such解析:因为普普通通,因此以后孩子问起自然没有什么故事
9、可讲了。答案:B14.A.sad B.right C.silly D.funny解析:虽然生活是平凡的,但没有故事可说是不是也是一种悲哀?答案:A15. A.in fact B.after all C.so far D.in all解析:这是我目前所能讲述的自己的故事,希望以后会更加精彩。答案:C.阅读理解A(2010济南第二次统考)Do you every run out of great books to read?So what should I read next?Is fastpaced crime fiction your thing?Try the new book,Scarpe
10、tta (Patricia Cornwell Putnam).She is such an able writer and handles complex forensic (法庭的) intelligence with ease.You need to be prepared,though,for the world youre enteringthis isnt for the faint of heart,lets say.If peace is more your thing,try Mary Piphers wonderful new book,Seeking Peace:Chron
11、icles of the Worst Buddhist in the World (Riverhead).Mary is a lovely,comfortable writer who takes the reader through her personal awakening after reputation and fortune came her way.Even if youve never experienced life as a bestselling writer (as she has done,in her book years back,Reviving Ophelia
12、),youll totally understand and sympathize with her renewed need for privacy,distance and quiet.What if you want a straightforward,totally thrilling read with vivid characters,set about World War ?You cannot go wrong with Jim Lehrers new novel,Oh,Johnny(Random House),about a young marine whose life i
13、s changed forever when he meets a woman on his way to war.His relationship with her lasts him through danger and hardship,and theres an impressive ending.See our interview with the productive novelist/newsman in the current issue of Readers Digest (March,on stands now),by the way,for insight into th
14、e very talented Mr.Lehrer and what interests him.Well,what about something wickedly funny and totally offbeat?Does the name Carrie Fisher do anything for you?Try her vivid and new life in Hollywood and elsewhere,Wishful Drinking (Simon & Schuster).Be prepared for humor as sharp as knives.语篇解读:书是人类不可
15、缺少的精神食粮,如果你恰巧没有书可读了,就看看下面这则广告推荐的哪部书合你的胃口吧!1.In which column will you probably find the above passage?A.Advice. B.News story.C.Advertisement. D.Comments.解析:识别文体题。本文是向读者推荐书籍的广告。答案:C2.What does the writer intend to tell us by the underlined sentence?A.The world is complex and hard.B.Scarpetta is a thri
16、ller.C.The fiction is hard to understand.D.Society is hard to fit into.解析:细节理解题。第二段最后一句讲到“但是你要做好准备,因为你要进入的这个世界可不是为脆弱的心准备的”,由此可知这本书是很刺激的,故选B。答案:B3.Which of the following is TRUE of Mary Pipher?A.She is an adventurous writer.B.She doesnt care about fortune.C.Her books normally sell well.D.She can help
17、 you achieve writing skills.解析:细节理解题。由第三段内容可知此作家为畅销书作家,故选C,她的书一般卖得不错。答案:C4.To get further information about Jim Lehrer,you may .A.go to Readers Digest issued in MarchB.go to Random HouseC.analyse the characters in Oh,JohnnyD.read the novel Oh,Johnny解析:细节理解题。由倒数第二段最后一句可知,要想洞察这位作家以及他的爱好,就看现已上架的三月份的读者文
18、摘吧。答案:A5.Which book isnt directly based on the writers own life?A.Seeking Peace. B.Reviving Ophelia.C.Wishful Drinking. D.Oh,Johnny.解析:细节理解题。由文章内容可知只有Oh,Johnny这本书不是直接根据作者的亲身经历写成的。答案:DBAlmost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or thre
19、e different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?Five hundred years ago, news of important happeningsbattles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killedtook months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we
20、can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides.There are sorts of advertise
21、ments. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advert
22、isements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons.语篇解读:本文
23、主要从新闻的来源和它的信息包含范围来说明它在人们日常生活生活中的重要性及人们订阅它的原因。6.The habit of reading newspapers is .A.widespread B.found among a few familiesC.not popular D.uncommon解析:推断题。从第一段可知几乎每一个家庭至少都会订阅一份报纸,所以由此推断阅读报纸的习惯很“普及(widespread)”。答案:A7.In the past, news was .A.sent by telegraphB.sent by letterC.sent by telephoneD.passe
24、d from one person to another解析:细节题。由“The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.”可知,古代新闻是通过人与人之间的交谈口头传播的。答案:D8.The money spent on advertisements is .A.wasted B.not muchC.worthwhile D.of no use to anyone解析:推断题。根据“.it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every ho
25、me in the country.”可知对广告商而言投入的广告费是“值得的(worthwhile)”;同时从后文可以知道其他选项不符合文意。答案:C9.Which of the following statements is Not true?A.Five hundred years ago news didnt take a long time to reach other countries.B.Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers because they want to draw peoples attent
26、ion to their products.C.The news that we need in our newspapers is uptodate.D.Though the newspapers are sold at a low price, people still gain profit.解析:细节题。从“took months and even years to travel from one country to another”可知,500年前新闻从一个国家传到另一个国家需要很长时间。其他的都能从文中找到相应的介绍。答案:A10.“Some people subscribe t
27、o as many as two or three different newspapers.”Here the phrase “subscribe to”means .A.contribute toB.write toC.agree to buy for a specified timeD.appreciate解析:词义题。作者先在第一句介绍,每个家庭至少买一份报纸;由此我们可以推出后面的一些家庭与三四份报纸的关系是“订阅(subscribe)”即agree to buy for a specified time。答案:C.读写任务阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。W
28、ith the development of economy, people tend to pursue high quality living conditions. Most of the parents try their best to offer their children comfortable circumstances, but they seldom have time to stay with their children. In my opinion, no matter how busy they are, they should make the best of
29、their time to stay with their children.Every time when parents take them to the amusement park, help them to prepare their birthday parties, applaud for them when they are competing in the sports meeting, the time they spend with children will become treasure in their memories.Children need the dire
30、ction from their parents. There are some wrong behaviors in our society such as dishonesty, violence and so on. Children have weak resistance in defending this negative influence.In this case, parents instructions seem to be very important to childrens growth. Parents should sit down and talk with t
31、hem about what they should do and should not do.I do not deny that there are some disadvantages in spending too much time with children. Some parents restrict their children, and give them little freedom to develop their interests. Therefore, I emphasize that parents should educate and instruct thei
32、r children appropriately in their spare time apart from their busy work.写作内容你将参加一场主题辩论会,主题为“父母该为孩子的行为习惯负责吗?”参赛前,你要查阅相关资料,并准备你的主题发言,请仔细阅读下文,然后完成以下的任务: 1.以约30个词概括短文的要点;2.然后以约120个词就“父母该为孩子的行为负责吗?”这个主题发表你的看法,并包含以下的内容要点:(1)你认为父母是否该对此负责,并阐明你的理由;(2)你对父母们的建议。写作要求1.你可使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不能抄袭阅读材料中
33、的句子。2.题目自定。评分标准概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。 参考范文:(高.考.资+源-网)Parents Should Be Responsible For Childrens BehaviorsThe passage mainly tells us that parents play an important part in childrens growth, suggesting that no matter how busy parents are, they should spend more time staying with their children and gi
34、ve proper instructions.We know it is important for children to develop good habits. So it is disappointing and sad to see some children around us showing bad habits. As far as I am concerned,parents should be responsible for helping children develop good habits. The reasons are as follows: first, it
35、 is commonly held that parents are the first teachers of their children. The children adopt many ways and thoughts of their parents as they are growing. Second, parents duties include not only providing food and clothing, but also knowledge and common sense required to go on well in society.Therefore, I hope parents can spend more time staying with their children, giving proper guidance to their children. Meanwhile, parents should mind their words and acts, setting a good example for their children.